It was unexpected that, at the age of 64, William IV was crowned king of England. He had two older brothers, yet the death of Prince Frederick put him in line for the British throne when George IV died in 1830. His reign was brief, as he died on June 20, 1837, but it was a pivotal time of change, with parliamentary reform leading to the present-day constitutional monarchy. Antique William IV–style furniture reflects this period of transition, with forms that bridged the neoclassicism of the preceding Regency style and the more extravagant Victorian style that would follow.
Inspired by ancient Greece and Rome, William IV designs were often more imposing than Regency furniture and featured decorative attributes. There were sofas balanced on lion’s feet and tables with brass fittings. But furnishings of this period were largely marked by straight lines and subdued ornamentation compared to those of the George IV era. William IV had an unassuming way about him and was much more formal, whereas the ruler who preceded him was a king of extravagance. George IV had an affinity for French decor and was heavily invested in overhauling the private residences at Windsor Castle.
Carvings on William IV four-poster beds and cabinets included scrolling shapes, lotus leaves and acanthus, while popular pieces like tilt-top tables and upholstered seating on caster legs provided flexible interiors. Richly toned woods like mahogany and rosewood were used for sideboards, bedposts boasting reeded details and dining chairs with intricate chair backs and turned front legs.
William IV left no legitimate heirs, so his young niece, Victoria, became queen. She would lead an era of taste in which the innovations of the Industrial Revolution allowed for manufacturing showier furniture to fill elaborate interiors. With its comparatively refined forms and restrained designs, William IV style was a pause before a time of radical aesthetic change.
Find a collection of authentic William IV tables, armchairs, decorative objects and other 19th-century furniture and antiques on 1stDibs.
Antique 19th Century 16ft Flame Mahogany Extending Dining Table & 16 chairs
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful dining set comprising an antique William IV flame mahogany dining table, Circa 1810 in date, and a beautiful set of sixteen antique balloon back dining chairs Cir...
Brass
Antique 15ft William IV Cuban Flame Mahogany Extending Dining Table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique William IV mahogany extending dining table, circa 1810 in date. This amazing table can seat sixteen people in comfort and has been hand-crafted from beau...
Brass
Antique Flame Mahogany Extending Dining Table 19th C & 10 Swag Back Chairs
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful dining set comprising an antique William IV flame mahogany and crossbanded extending dining table, dating from Circa 1835, and a set of Vintage swag back dining c...
Mahogany
Antique William IV Style Mahogany Oval Dining Table w/Turned Legs & Casters
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous 19th Century antique William IV style oval dining table composed of a mahogany frame with straight turned legs w/hand carved details, a burled apron, & brass rings over...
Brass
Antique 14 ft 6" William IV Extending Dining Table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a magnificent antique William IV mahogany dining table which can seat sixteen diners in comfort, Circa 1835 in date. This beautiful table is in stunning flame mahogany and...
Mahogany
Antique 14ft6" William IV Dining Table 19th Century & 16 Balloon back chairs
Located in London, GB
This is a fantastic dining set comprising of an antique William IV dining table, Circa 1835 in date, with a set of sixteen Vintage balloon back dining chairs This beautiful table...
Mahogany
A Very Fine Early 19th Century William IV Davenport after 'Strahan' of Dublin
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine early 19th Century William IV well figured walnut davenport desk of exceptional quality and in the manner of 'Strahan of Dublin'. This stunning piece is beautifully hand...
Brass
$3,252Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Hall Table, Scottish, Console, Side, Buffet Server, William IV, C.1835
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique hall table. A Scottish, mahogany console, side table or buffet server, dating to the William IV period, circa 1835. Superb example of Scottish craftsmanship, wit...
Wood
William IV Mahogany Games Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
William IV mahogany games table, circa 1830. With a D shaped folding mahogany top, a frieze with scroll and leaf form designed ends, a ring turned and bulbous shaped pedestal, restin...
Mahogany
Antique Victorian William IV Mahogany Tooled Leather Writing Table Desk Console
Located in Dayton, OH
An exceptional early 19th Century William IV Writing Table. Features a rectangular form with green tooled leather inset top over a frieze of two false drawers. Along the right side...
Leather, Mahogany
English Mahogany Triple Pedestal Dining Room Table with Orig. Paw Casters C 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany triple pedestal dining room table with three central fluted urn ringed pedestals, splayed reeded saber legs, and resting on the original lio...
Brass
Antique William IV Quality Figured Mahogany Tea Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique William IV quality figured mahogany tea table having a quality figured mahogany fold over top opening to reveal a polished figured mahogany inside, carved mahogany frieze sup...
Other
Antique William IV Gonçalo Alves Writing Table Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A beautiful antique William IV Gonçalo Alves, writing table, circa 1830 in date. The rectangular top features an inset gilt tooled green leather writing surface above a pair of fri...
Brass
19th Century English William IV Fruitwood Writing Table or Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome 19th century English William IV writing table or desk crafted from mixed fruitwood and oak. The table has storage drawers on each end with patinated brass pulls. The top has...
Brass
William IV Extending 15 Foot Dining Table & 16 Late 20th Century Chairs
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful dining set comprising a large antique William IV mahogany extending dining table, circa 1830 in date and a set of sixteen Vintage balloon back dining chairs. Th...
Mahogany
$5,750
Mahogany Pembroke Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Georgian period mahogany and crossbanded Pembroke table. Crossbanded and string inlaid top and rounded twin flaps above a single drawer with crossbandin...
Mahogany, Satinwood
Antique Anglo Indian Teak Console Table
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Refined 19th century William IV Anglo Indian console table handcrafted in teak wood featuring a top with a beaded edge and floral carved skirt sup...
Teak
Antique English Library Steps
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome 19th century English library stairs crafted in mahogany with three tooled red leather steps, two flip top storage compartments, a pull out drawer and turned legs.
Leather, Mahogany
Mid 19th century writing table with folio stand
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century writing table with folio stand circa 1860. We are pleased to offer this unusual English occasional writing table. Beautifully veneered in flame mahogany, rectangul...
Mahogany
William IV Mahogany Library Table/Desk with Green Leather Inset Writing Surface
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Rectangular mahogany library table fitted with two frieze drawers with turned wooden knobs, the top inset with green tooled leather with a gilt-bordered floral vine decoration. The m...
Leather, Mahogany
William IV Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with rounded corners over a drawer flanked bu carved Vitruvian scrolls. Trestle base with stretcher and ending on melon form feet. Floor to underside 24.75.
Rosewood
William IV Rosewood Tea Table
Located in Altrincham, GB
William IV Rosewood Tea Table with fold over top above frieze decorated with foliate scroll carvings, facetted bulbous baluster column, pedestal base and scroll legs on porcelain cas...
Rosewood
English Antique William IV Mahogany Side Table Lamp Table
Located in High Peak, GB
K0654 Very elegant English William IV occasional table, having a single piece of timber top in figured mahogany above a shallow frieze enclosing an oak lined cockbeaded drawer with a...
Mahogany
Antique William IV Quality Rosewood Work / Lamp Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
A fine William IV rosewood work table of elegant proportions beautifully crafted and richly figured throughout. The rectangular top features drop-leaf sides that extend the surface a...
Rosewood
$5,508Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Spirits Table, English, Burr Maple, Glasses Stand, Teapoy, William IV
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique spirits table. An English, burr maple and walnut decanter & glasses stand or teapoy, dating to the William IV period, circa 1835. An exceptional drawing room drink...
Maple, Walnut
English Burl Walnut Leather Top Davenport with Acanthus Cabriole Legs Circa 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
English burl walnut Davenport desk with carved floral fret work, hinged lid revealing fitted interior with original ink wells, leather hinged writing surface with four fitted interio...
Brass
Antique 15ft William IV Extending Dining Table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful large antique William IV mahogany extending dining table, circa 1830 in date. This amazing table can seat sixteen people in comfort and has been hand-crafted fr...
Mahogany
$28,800 / item
Custom English William IV Style Pedestal Dining Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Handcrafted for us in Cuban mahogany in William IV style, this double pedestal dining table can seat up to 14. Excellent proportions and a superb antique finish define this table. Fr...
Mahogany
William IV Style Mahogany and Tooled Leather Inset Top Side Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A William IV Style Mahogany and Tooled Leather Inset Top Side Table. Measures: 26.5" in width and 19.5" in depth and 24" in height.
Leather, Mahogany
Fine Antique William IV Rosewood Card/Side Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine antique William IV rosewood card/side table with a fantastic figured rosewood top that lifts up and swivels to reveal a green baize interior, super carved frieze supported by a ...
Rosewood
$1,263
William IV sewing table
Located in BEEKBERGEN, NL
Antique walnut sewing table in good condition. With drawer and pull-out tray for storing sewing supplies. The top can rotate and be folded open to serve as a play table. Also suitabl...
Walnut
Antique William IV Mahogany Articulating Invalids Reading Table Console Lectern
Located in Dayton, OH
An impressive William IV era mahogany Invalids table. Features a rectangular sliding top with a pair of ratcheted reading slopes to one side, over an ad...
Mahogany
William IV Mahogany Single Drawer Side Table, Circa 1830s
Located in Germantown, MD
A antique William IV mahogany side table from the 1830s period. The table features a rectangular top with a single front drawernwith functional lock and key. It stands on a sturdy oc...
Mahogany
Antique English William IV Mahogany Veneer Dining Table, Circa 1850
Located in Queens, NY
English William IV (19th Century) mahogany veneer dining / center table with a circular top resting on a turned pedestal base with three scroll carved legs. Some top surface wear, l...
Mahogany
English William IV Style Tilt Top Walnut Center Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine English William IV style center table veneered in honeyed brown walnut with striking figuring at the center of a circular tilt top with a beveled edge. Raised on an elegantly ...
Walnut
A Very Rare Massive Early 19th Century William IV Country House Dining Table
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare early 19th Century William IV mahogany extending Country House dining table of grand proportions, finely hand carved with beautifully rich patination and grain. This stu...
Brass
19th Century William IV Period Mahogany Pedestal Desk with Leather Top
Located in London, GB
A William IV Mahogany Pedestal Desk Constructed from fine San Domingo mahogany, the desk raised on a plinth and two pedestal supports, each set with three drawers having brass hand...
Brass
18th C. William IV Style Refinished Mahogany Two Drawer Sewing Table Work Table
Located in Germantown, MD
Late 18th Century William IV Style Refinished Mahogany Two Drawer Sewing Table or Work Table. Measures 25" in width, 18.5" in depth and stands 29" tall.
Mahogany
19th Century Antique William IV Mahogany Tea/Console Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique William IV mahogany tea/side table having a marvelous mahogany round cornered swivel top opening to reveal a quality figured mahogany inside with a round cornered sha...
Other
Early 19th Century Mahogany Library Table
Located in Folkestone, GB
A fine quality 19th century English Library Table or Desk. In great original condition and of exceptional colour. The well figured mahogany top aboove an apron with two hidden draw...
Mahogany
$9,468Sale Price / set|40% Off
William IV (c1830) solid mahogany square table including 12 chairs
Located in London, GB
William IV mahogany extending dining table, the square top with three solid mahogany leaves over a moulded frieze and turned reeded tapering legs on bronze castors, 342 cm extended, ...
Hardwood
Mid 19th Century William IV Mahogany Chess Lamp Table, England, 1840
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality Mid 19th Century, William IV Period, Mahogany Lamp Table, Or Occasional Table, Having Superbly Figured Circular Top With Attractive Chess Board Inlaid Decoration,...
Mahogany
Antique William IV Quality Figured Mahogany Card/Console Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique William IV quality figured mahogany card/console table having a quality figured mahogany crossbanded swivel top opening to reveal a baize interior, figured mahogany shaped fr...
Mahogany
Architect's Plan Table in Mahogany
Located in London, GB
A rare William IV architect's plan table in mahogany, the top inset with gilt tooled leather above a hinged false drawer front revealing three baize lined trays, on carved bun feet a...
Mahogany
William IV Period Mahogany Table - Early 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Lovely dining room table from the first part of the 19th century, William IV period, in solid mahogany. Rectangular top with rounded corners in solid mahogany with a fluted edge wit...
Mahogany
Impressive W1V Period Mahogany Serving table
Located in Dereham, GB
Impressive W1V Period Mahogany Serving table Flamed Mahogany & Scroll carving on back upstand. Flamed Mahogany top, Long centre drawer, with Pair Serpentine shaped front drawers each...
Mahogany
English Console Serving or Hall Table of Mahogany
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English serving console or hall table of mahogany from the William IV era, featuring a moulded rectangular top set upon four turned legs - attributed to Taylor Brothers of York.
Wood, Mahogany
$2,139Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Jardiniere Stand, English, Walnut, Marble, Planter Table, William IV
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique jardiniere stand. An English, walnut and marble lamp or planter table, dating to the William IV period, circa 1835. A beautifully crafted example, offering superb ...
Marble
Antique William IV Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
A smart and extremely well made antique William IV writing table / desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1830-1850 period. It is of superb quality and has a usefu...
Wood
Rare Holland and Sons Furniture William IV Burl Walnut Reading Table, Ca. 1830
By Gillows of Lancaster & London, Holland and Sherry
Located in Buchanan, MI
Very Rare Holland and Sons Furniture William IV Burl Walnut Reading Table, Ca. 1830, H 28.5" W 36" Depth 21", Beautiful color and patina and from a prominent mid west family.
Walnut
William IV partners writing desk
Located in BEEKBERGEN, NL
Impressive antique mahogany William IV writing table that can be used from both sides. It is in perfect, original condition. It stands on brass casters. One side has real drawers, th...
Mahogany
19th century William IV mahogany library desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century william iv mahogany library desk circa 1835. We are pleased to offer this William IV period library table in it's original patina. Writing surface showcases the beauti...
Mahogany
Fine Pair of Antique William IV Quality Mahogany Console Tables
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine pair of antique William IV quality mahogany console tables having quality mahogany rectangular shape tops with reeded edges above a carved and reeded frieze supported by two mah...
Other
Large William IV Rosewood Tilt-Top Centre Table
Located in Kent, Dover
A large English, William IV tilt-top rosewood centre table, on a triform base, with central column and beautifully figured top.
Rosewood
Mahogany Pembroke Table on Turned Legs
Located in Woodbury, CT
Tightly gathered turnings delineate the legs and attract the eye, but once that original flirtation is over, it is the delicate boxwood string inlay that entices. The top has a reede...
Boxwood, Mahogany
William IV Mahogany and Gilt Center Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
George IV mahogany center table with ebony banding and reeded edge. Parcel gilt foliate design on triform base resting on carved feet featuring gilt and ebonzied dolphins.
Ebony, Mahogany
$3,614Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Ladies Work Table, English, Drop-Leaf, Sewing, Games, William IV, C.1835
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a charming antique ladies work table. An English, rosewood sewing or occasional games table dating to the William IV period, circa 1835. Of elegant form and fine craftsmanshi...
Rosewood
William IV Period English Sewing Stand Work Table
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce nearly 200 year old English William IV Period rosewood and mahogany sewing stand work table with beautifully aged warm rustic patina. circa 1830s Combining sophisticated e...
Fabric, Upholstery, Mahogany, Rosewood
English Writing Table or Desk of Mahogany with Inset Leather Top
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English library table or writing desk of mahogany from the 19th century, featuring a moulded rectangular top with embossed leather inset over a frieze of two drawers - each dr...
Metal, Brass
$2,114Sale Price|20% Off
Small Antique Wine Table, English, Lamp, Side, Serving, William IV, Circa 1835
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique wine table. An English, mahogany circular lamp or side table, dating to the William IV period, circa 1835. Accentuate your lounge with this charming wine ta...
Wood